Cebu - My Paradise in the Philippines
December 10th, 2007
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Cebu - My Paradise in the Philippines
By Roy Sencio
There is that saying that goes, “home is where the heart is”; and that is absolutely true about my old hometown, my Philippine paradise. 
There is actually much to say about Cebu that I am at a loss for words, not knowing where to start, at the same time wondering if whatever I write might sound a little too biased, considering.
But let me give you my 2 cents why I believe Cebu to be, Paradise Philippines!
First of all Cebu is known to have the best of both worlds, in so many aspects that it seems duality is a trait that it shall forever possess.
Cebu is the connection between the old world and the new world. A rich history that dates back to the 1500’s with Magellan’s discovery of the Philippines, followed by the first ever Roman Catholic mass in the whole of Asia, the planting of Magellan’s cross at the site of that first mass, and his inevitable fate at the hands of Lapu-lapu; the unrelenting chieftain of neighboring Mactan who refused to submit to the Cross and Spain.
Today Cebu is one of the world’s IT hubs, the center of the growing outsourcing industry in the Philippines and the home of several IT service companies, both local and foreign owned.
If you have stayed in Cebu even briefly, you will notice that everything seems to be just 15 - 30 minutes away. The malls… for your shopping, 15-30 minutes away. The beaches… for your tan, 15-30 minutes away. Mountain resorts and upland retreats for a retreat from the urban jungle, 15-30 minutes away. It is metropolitan living with provincial reprieve, on demand and when you want it.
Cebu… my home… my paradise in the Philippines.
Photo Sources:
http://living.cebunetwork.com/magellan-cross-cebu/2006/05/04/
www.camperspoint.com/
www.photo.net.ph/…/
Paradise Philippines News
- Arroyo tours Philippines’ ‘gateway to rest of world’ (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, which she called the “gateway to our country and to the rest of the world.” - New airport terminal to support growth of Philippine tourism (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - The newly-opened terminal of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) "will support the continued growth of Philippine tourism," a Cabinet Secretary said. - RP wants to attract more Japanese tourists (GMANews.TV via Yahoo! Philippines News)
MANILA, Philippines - The Tourism Department wants to attract more Japanese tourists by showcasing the country's golf courses and beaches. - Arroyo inspects NAIA Terminal 3 (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday inspected again the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA 3), which opened recently after being mothballed for years due to legal issues. - Tourism dep't drive targets Japanese golfers (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines--The Department of Tourism (DOT) is now wooing Japanese golfers as the country's next "quality tourists." - Arroyo arrives at NAIA 3 (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 where her plane from Cebu landed and would tour the new airport. - Sports hotel to rise in Subic Freeport (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - A $1-million "sports hotel" featuring an Olympic-sized swimming pool will soon boost the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority's (SBMA)thrust to promote Subic as a major sports destination not only in Luzon or in the Philippines, but in Asia as well. - DepEd probes Argao high school ‘sex scandal’ (Cebu Daily News)
CEBU CITY, Philippines - Investigators from the Department of Education (DepEd) in Cebu provinces started its investigation yesterday on the alleged 'sex scandal' involving students from Argao National High School. - Lopez unit allots P1.5b for Nlex expansion (Manila Standard Today)
First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corp., the main vehicle of the Lopez group in pursuing toll road infrastructure projects in the Philippines, plans to spend up to P1.5 billion to start phase 2 of the North Luzon Expressway expansion. - Food security, environment protection top House agenda (The Daily Tribune)
Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday said Congress is prepared to institute policy reforms to mobilize and maximize the country’s resources addressing food security, ecology, rural and urban development and tourism.
